Roc Oil drills Australia's Perseverance well to 1,190 m

May 16, 2007
Roc Oil (WA) Pty. Ltd. has drilled its Perseverance-1 exploration well to 1,190 m on permit WA-325-P, in the Perth basin off Western Australia.

Uchenna Izundu
International Editor

LONDON, May 16 -- Roc Oil (WA) Pty. Ltd. has drilled its Perseverance-1 exploration well to 1,190 m on permit WA-325-P, in the Perth basin off Western Australia. The company is preparing to install intermediate casing string and plans to reach its 1,774 m TD early next week.

Operator Roc Oil said: "Since the last drilling report (May 11) the well drilled to 117 m where 508 mm casing was set and diverter installed, prior to drilling on to the present depth."

The Premium Wilcraft jack up is drilling Perseverance-1, the second of a planned three-well exploration drilling program in the region.

Participating interests in WA-325-P are: Roc Oil 37.5%, Apache Northwest Pty. Ltd. 37.5%, ARC (Offshore PB) Ltd. 20%, and Wandoo Petroleum Pty. Ltd. (Mitsui & Co. Group) 5%.

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